# Douyin Hot Search List API

> Get the Douyin hot search list and other boards (seeding, entertainment, social and challenge lists): trending words with heat values and video counts.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/douyin/app-v3/hot-search-list
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/douyin/app-v3/hot-search-list/docs

## Facts

- Provider: Douyin
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/douyin/app-v3/hot-search-list`
- Price: $0.0015 per call
- Free allowance: 100 calls per organization per UTC day, shared across eligible APIs
- Capabilities: api, douyin
- Billing: pay per use from one SandBase balance; no provider account or subscription needed

## Call it

`POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/douyin/app-v3/hot-search-list` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `board_sub_type` | string | no |  |
| `board_type` | string | no |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the Douyin Hot Search List API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/douyin/app-v3/hot-search-list with your SandBase API key in the Authorization header (Bearer) and the parameters as a JSON body. You can also try it in the Playground on this page without writing code.

### How much does the Douyin Hot Search List API cost?

$0.0015 per call. Every organization gets 100 free calls per UTC day, shared across eligible SandBase APIs including this one; after that each call is billed at this price from your SandBase balance. There is no subscription.

### What parameters does the Douyin Hot Search List API accept?

No parameters are required. Optional: board_sub_type (string) and board_type (string). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

### What does the Douyin Hot Search List API return?

A JSON response returned in the same HTTP request (synchronous). The README on this page includes a sample response.

### Do I need a Douyin developer account or API key?

No. Douyin Hot Search List runs through SandBase, so one SandBase API key covers this endpoint and every other API and model in the catalog. You do not need to apply for Douyin API access separately.

## README

### Douyin Hot Search List API

Fetch the current Douyin hot search board, or switch to the seeding, entertainment, social or challenge lists with `board_type`.

#### Use cases

- Track trending topics on Douyin in real time.
- Find hot challenges for content planning.
- Alert when a brand or product starts trending.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/douyin/app-v3/hot-search-list" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `board_type` | string | No | - 0: Hot search list (default) |
| `board_sub_type` | string | No | - Empty string: Hot search list (default) |

#### Example response

Real response for the request above, trimmed to the main fields. User names and long IDs are masked.

```json
{
  "data": {
    "active_time": "2026-10-06 16:57:19",
    "word_list": [
      {
        "position": 13,
        "word": "跑步真的伤膝盖吗",
        "hot_value": 9039299,
        "sentence_id": "2682767",
        "event_time": 1791245696,
        "video_count": 1,
        "label": 16
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

#### Notes

- `board_type` selects the list; `"0"` is the main hot search list.

#### Related APIs

- [Douyin Video Statistics (Batch)](/model/douyin/app-v3/multi-video-statistics): Get play, like, share and download counts for up to 50 Douyin videos in one request by passing comma-separated video IDs.
- [Douyin User Videos](/model/douyin/app-v3/user-post-videos): Get the videos on a Douyin user's profile with descriptions, publish time and play, like, comment and share counts.
- [Get Douyin brand hot search list data](/model/douyin/app-v3/brand-hot-search-list): Get Douyin brand hot search category data.